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  • States take up kids online safety as Congress stalls Sylvan Lane
    State prosecutors are turning up the heat on social media and artificial intelligence companies over their safeguards for children as federal lawmakers remain at an impasse on the issue. From new investigations to a string of settlements, verdicts and state laws, state leaders are trying to fill a gap left by Congress, which has failed...
     

States take up kids online safety as Congress stalls

29 April 2026 at 10:00
State prosecutors are turning up the heat on social media and artificial intelligence companies over their safeguards for children as federal lawmakers remain at an impasse on the issue. From new investigations to a string of settlements, verdicts and state laws, state leaders are trying to fill a gap left by Congress, which has failed...

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  • How Americans are spending their tax refunds Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story What do you do with a record tax refund? The Treasury Department said in a release on Tax Day that as of April 14, the average tax refund this filing season was more than $3,400, an...
     

How Americans are spending their tax refunds

27 April 2026 at 22:43
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story What do you do with a record tax refund? The Treasury Department said in a release on Tax Day that as of April 14, the average tax refund this filing season was more than $3,400, an...

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  • DOJ drops Powell probe Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story DOJ ends Fed renovations, Powell investigation The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it was dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his handling of renovations at the central bank. © AP The announcement...
     

DOJ drops Powell probe

24 April 2026 at 22:54
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story DOJ ends Fed renovations, Powell investigation The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it was dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his handling of renovations at the central bank. © AP The announcement...

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  • Senate GOP fears shutdown streak Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Republicans fear string of shutdowns under Trump Senate Republicans who are scrambling to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fear that Democrats will trigger an even bigger government shutdown in October...
     

Senate GOP fears shutdown streak

23 April 2026 at 00:02
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Republicans fear string of shutdowns under Trump Senate Republicans who are scrambling to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fear that Democrats will trigger an even bigger government shutdown in October...

Trump's feud with Powell threatens plans to replace Federal Reserve chair

21 April 2026 at 10:00
President Trump's effort to push out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is threatening his ability to finally replace his nemesis. The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing Tuesday for Kevin Warsh, the former Fed board member Trump nominated to replace Powell as Fed chair. Trump has spent more than four years...

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  • Warsh to face senators as Trump, Powell spar Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump's feud with Powell threatens Fed transition President Trump's effort to push out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is threatening his ability to finally replace his nemesis at the central bank. © AP Photo The Senate...
     

Warsh to face senators as Trump, Powell spar

20 April 2026 at 21:23
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump's feud with Powell threatens Fed transition President Trump's effort to push out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is threatening his ability to finally replace his nemesis at the central bank. © AP Photo The Senate...

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